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Which is now the top prescription medicine for severe headaches?

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Dr. Philip Chao answered

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Well I would try: Non prescirption medicine first. In general you dont really want to mask yuor headaches. What if you had a brain tumor or aneurysm. Taking pain pills to make a headache go away should only be done after you have a good exam by a doctor to make sure you have no underlying reason to have a headache.

Answered 5/7/2013

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Which is now the top prescription medicine for severe headaches?

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